Warnings!
Revelation is known for its warnings for the
Often overlooked are its warnings for
This is John’s warning:
Revelation 2:5 … If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
The significance of the city of Ephesus
Ephesus was the second most populated area of the Roman Empire. Population
The city was home to one of the seven wonders of the world:
The significance of the Church of Ephesus
The church was founded by the Apostle Paul.
At times it was the home of Apollos, The Apostle John,
Revelation 2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right
hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Three words of recovery:
The first is
Revelation 2:5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first …
The second word is
Revelation 2:5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first …
2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
Repent means to
The third word is
Revelation 2:5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first …
Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,